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Stracciatella

Shredded mozzarella curd in cream, the filling of burrata.

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About Stracciatella

Stracciatella is a soft Italian cheese preparation made from shredded mozzarella curd mixed with cream. It is the rich, loose filling associated with burrata and is used as a topping, filling, or soft cheese component. It is usually served fresh, where its delicate curds and cream remain distinct.

The curds are fine, stringy, and tender, while the cream makes the mixture moist, rich, and spoonable. Its flavour is generally mild, milky, and lightly tangy, though the balance of curd and cream varies between products. It spreads easily over bread, vegetables, pasta, or pizza.

Stracciatella is sold chilled in tubs or other containers, either alone or enclosed within burrata. It can be spooned directly over a dish or used as a filling. Gentle warming makes it looser, while prolonged heating melts the curds and reduces its characteristic curd-and-cream texture.

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Stracciatella nutrition & diet

Stracciatella nutritional value

Product reference: Galbani Santa Lucia Stracciatella

Per 100 g of the named reference product as sold.

Calories
258kcal
Protein
8.5g
Carbs
2.0g
Fat
24.0g

Manufacturer label accessed 20 September 2026. Per 100 g; normalized from a rounded 100 g label serving. This named product is an example, not a universal average for all brands or recipes. Label zeros can reflect rounding. Check your own package. Cream and pasteurized milk cheese; as sold.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible stracciatella filling itself, with its shredded mozzarella curd and cream, rather than burrata shell or a generic mozzarella. Identify milk source, moisture, and any seasoning. Serving it in pasta, salad, bread, or dessert introduces additional ingredients that should be recorded separately.

Compare the right form: Match references to shredded mozzarella curd suspended in cream, with milk species, moisture, and inclusion of burrata shell specified.

Diet considerations

Stracciatella is a dairy-derived cheese preparation, but the milk source should be confirmed because mozzarella may come from different animals. Compatibility changes with cream, milk ingredients, and recipes containing meat, fish, eggs, or cereal foods. Served with bread, pasta, or coatings, its carbohydrate pattern becomes portion- and recipe-dependent.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Galbani — Galbani Santa Lucia Stracciatella nutrition label ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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